Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-11-11
LEGAL NEWS.
NOTES..

| NOTES.
"Kid" Mitchell, sporting character, whf
| held forth in Butler some years ago, Is IL
hoe in Youngstown for stabbing man.
James Marvin has bee returned 10 CouT
| for assault and battery on oath Of Andre"
Rortmass. Chas. Reed for attempt to cut, stat
| end wound with intent to commit murder
| assault and battery, conspising vita other;
! TO commit assault and battery, and tura!sa
| ing intoxicating liquor TO minors on oath o
A. W. Bcrtmass; Andrew Bortmass for may
! hem on oath of Chas. Reed; Ad. Addiemaf
| for FEB on oath of Flora Wiles. William
| Craig for ABB on oath of Charlotte Reed
Jos. Mckee for forcible d-tainer and surety
peace on oath of Thos. F Frazier; end Frank
Graham for horse stealing on oath OF " IN
Boyd.
The constitutionality of the Brooks Liquor
| law was argued in the Supreme Court las
| Monday on writs of error taken up from tht
Allegheny county courts, and the matter
| will probably be decided by next Monday.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
The case of Vandervort ct ux., VS. Allen
| trespass, determined in the lower court IT
favor of Vandivort, was affirmed by the Su
preme Court.
In the case of the Commonwealth VS. Chas
Stewart, convicted of Illegal liquor selling
and sentenced to fine and imprisonment. the
Supreme Court reversed the Court below,
| and ordered new trial, for the reason ths'
Stewards counsel were not allowed 70 go Ia
the jury in the case. In his opinion Justice
Williams says the accused has consiItu
| ticnal right, which cannot be taken away by
legislation or by the courts, to be heard him
self and by counsel.
An item is going the rounds of the coun
try press, which states that the Supreme
Court at its late sitting at Pttsburg. declared
the Tax Collector law unconstitutional, bu'
this is mistake Iu the case Of Evans vs.
Pbilipi. taken up from Lancaster county
some time ago, the Court decided that the
| Act of June 25, 1SS5-the general tax colIec-
| tor law-was, and is, constitutional and IN
| the case of Biting VS.. the Common wealth
taken up from Montgomery Co the Court at
its late sitting in Pittsburg, affirmed the de-
cision of the county court in favor of the regu-
larIy elected tax collector, and against
special collector appointed by scnooi-board
under q special law, as the general la% o! 80
| repeals all special laws regarding the coliec'
tion of taxes.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Julius Baker oas decided lots ia Butler to
Albert l.. Bowser for S90o.-
Jas. A. McMarlin has decided 81 acres in
Adams twp, to Newton Lurting for $500.
s. d f. j. Semple has decided w. J. Blake
ly So acres in Adams twp, last July. for
S24OJ.
"A report over the wires this, Thursday
afternoon, says that l. Lingg has killed him
self by blowing his head off.
There are some cases Of typhoid fever in
Clay twp, and there have been two
deaths from that disease lately.
Mr. Ee5ry Miller aged
4s years, died few days ago, aud Miss Mary
Dnnbar deed, died on Friday morning the
18th ult. Mr. Rob't Thonpsou, Mrs. Laura
Logan, and Mrs. John Stoughton and her
daug hter are down with the disease.
We direct attention 10 the advertisement
of the new Drug store On Jefferson ST. which
has just been opened by DR.. ID. +. Wlies,
and which will be found to be completely
equipped in every respect. DIR. Wilss is q
SON OF Mr. Simon Wiies, Of Kaylor, Arm
strong Co., who is we'll known through
out the northeastern section OF this county
fIc is a graduate of one Of the bes. medical
schools Of the country, has had four years
experience in The practice Of bis profession.
and will, we believe be found 10 be a capa-
bic aud reliable physician.
hard for many years, went sk imp OF Clothes
ard food for nearly all MS life 10 lay ui'
money for which he seemed to have no use.
put 5000, in greenbaess, in box w.,icn
he nailed 10 limb high up ia an apple Tree.
He died six weeks ago. His heirs made q
search for his money. They found that 3
large grey squirrel had gna@ed hole IN the
box, crawlei into il, chewed up all the bank
notes and made himself nest of them. The
miser owed eleven years subscription to his
county paper, which fact clearly in dicates
his presen; address.
The Sunday Leadcr, has an account of
the robbery of a Butler county woman as fol-
lows: Yesterday morning lady named Mrs
May Miller, vino lives in the vicinity of But
Ter, Butler Co came to Pii.sburg TO collect
some rents for property on the South Side.
Having finished her busi ness. the lady took
the afternoon train on the West Penn road
for home. After she had taken her seat in
the car three young men came in and told
her she was in the wrong car; that she would
have TO go in the front car. She got up aud
they surrounded her aud hustled around end
after the had taken her seat she felt in her
pocket and her purse was gone contai"ing
S125. She at once notified the railroad ofiici-
als, who, ia turn, notified the police, but the
thieves had gotten away with her ba0d!e.
She could not even give an accurate deecrip-
tion Of the parties.
The School at Edinboro has 10000 speci.
mens 10 its cabinets.